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but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network this ask scandal has highlight what people consider a monopoly. 40% of the papers told in this country are ownedy murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s., he owns two of the most influential newspapers, book pubbishing, avatar, his, 20th century fox. fox news and fox. owner of "thee simpsons." >> all right, break it up, boys. >> suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers, either. >> reporter: news corporation is headquartered in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> we're going to turn now to the brits making headlines here. prince william and his new wife kate. they are on their way back to london tonight after a weekend in california. they are now cleaning up the royal red carpet. bob woodruff followed them every step of the way. great to see you again, bob.
but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network this ask scandal has highlight what people consider a monopoly. 40% of the papers told in this country are ownedy murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s., he owns two of the most influential newspapers, book pubbishing, avatar, his, 20th century fox. fox news and fox. owner of "thee simpsons." >> all right, break it up, boys. >>...
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murdoch's biggest assets are in the u.s. you know them well, twentieth century fox, "the wall street journal," the fox networks, the company could be broken up and if criminality is found it could lose its broadcast licenses. there really is an empire at stake here. david? >> jeffrey kofman starting us off in london. i want to bring in dan abrams this morning. dan, always good to see you. >> good morning. >> you know, jeffrey points out the empire is huge and not only newspapers overseas but here, as well, everything from "american idol." how carefully will he choose his words? can anything he says be held against him? >> it's crucial and i'm sure he's been prepped for this. expect that, of course, he's going to say he didn't have any knowledge of what was happening. but still how he answers these questions are going to be important. how respectful is he? does he recognize how serious this is and, of course, all of the members of parliament or at least some of them are going to want to do finger wagging at him so they can pu
murdoch's biggest assets are in the u.s. you know them well, twentieth century fox, "the wall street journal," the fox networks, the company could be broken up and if criminality is found it could lose its broadcast licenses. there really is an empire at stake here. david? >> jeffrey kofman starting us off in london. i want to bring in dan abrams this morning. dan, always good to see you. >> good morning. >> you know, jeffrey points out the empire is huge and not...
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now, this evening, itsowner, the media baron, rupert murdoch, is rushing from the u.s. to london, to protect his media empire. and jeffrey kofman is in london tonight. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me, the editors and the repopoers have put together the final edition of the paper. it's going to bed after 168 years. the end came so quickly. it's the end of the run and the end of the world. "the news of the world." no one here saw it coming. the 270 staff that will be losing their jobs tomorrow, shell-shocked. >> i'm so proud of my colleagues who have continued this week. absolutely trying and personally and professionally difficult circumstances. in such a professional manner. >> reporter: they may be professionals. but this week, we learned that some of the reporters and editors who occupied this office just a few years ago, were habitual criminals. hacking thousands of cell phones, for some juicy tidbits. rupert murdoch is flying to london, to try to contain the damage. >> we've already apologized. >> yeah? >> we felt that you had been let down by p
now, this evening, itsowner, the media baron, rupert murdoch, is rushing from the u.s. to london, to protect his media empire. and jeffrey kofman is in london tonight. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me, the editors and the repopoers have put together the final edition of the paper. it's going to bed after 168 years. the end came so quickly. it's the end of the run and the end of the world. "the news of the world." no one here saw it coming. the 270 staff that...
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. >>> new questions about what rupert murdoch's son knew about phone hacking by reporterst the now closed newspaper "news of the world." on tuesday james murdoch told british lawmakers he was unaware of the full extent of the illegal behavior but one of his former advisers and a former editor says that's not true and that e-mail evidence shows murdoch likely knew about it all years ago. >> officials are forcibly medicating jared loughner, the suspect in january's shooting rampage. his attorneys claim that violates a court order not to do so. the involuntary treatment began monday after it was decided that loughner was an immediate danger to himself. >>> as much of the nation tries to cool down, one pennsylvania county is actually turning the ac off. officials in bucks county near philadelphia held meetings outdoors as they tried out what's being called a power curtailment program. the plan is to save $250,000 by turning off the ac on certain days. needless to say those employees are not too happy, not to mention extremely hot. >> i cannot even imagine. the reasononhy taking a look at the
. >>> new questions about what rupert murdoch's son knew about phone hacking by reporterst the now closed newspaper "news of the world." on tuesday james murdoch told british lawmakers he was unaware of the full extent of the illegal behavior but one of his former advisers and a former editor says that's not true and that e-mail evidence shows murdoch likely knew about it all years ago. >> officials are forcibly medicating jared loughner, the suspect in january's...
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he said that he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate of murdoch's journalists. >> i have no knowledge of the exat the present time of this disgraceful practice. >> reporter: tuesday murdochened his son james are scheduled to appear for british house of xhons. it remains to be seen if rupert murdoch can continue t t lead hs company or even keep it together. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation. on top of that scorching heat, gusty winds, hail and flash flooding from minneapolis to new york down to d.c. pop-up showers in south florida around houston. little rock. a wet day in the pacific northwest. rain from new mexico to wyoming. >> phoenix,ing, things are hooting up to 108. 91 here in new york. 88 in miami. 89 in new orleans as well. >> some of that rain is looking pretty good right now. >> yeah. >> i could get caught in a storm today. >>> coming up -- harry potter's half-billion dollar weekend. >>> new duties for duke and duchess. >>> and a collapse at rock 'n roll concert, sending people running for their lives. >>> ford ceo says that there a
he said that he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate of murdoch's journalists. >> i have no knowledge of the exat the present time of this disgraceful practice. >> reporter: tuesday murdochened his son james are scheduled to appear for british house of xhons. it remains to be seen if rupert murdoch can continue t t lead hs company or even keep it together. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation. on top of that scorching heat, gusty...
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. >>> now on the phone hacking rocking rupert murdoch's media empire. rebekah brooks arrested over the weekend and the top police officer resigning. jeffrey kofman has more. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's incredible. this scandal unfolding with lightning speed. the air around murdoch himself is getting awfully thin. will where will all of this stop? daughter. just a week ago, he indicated that saving her was as important to saving his global empire. but this crisis well beyond his control. brooks, former editor of his now-closed news of the world. on friday, she resigned. on sunday she was arrested and questioned about alleged criminal activity while she was at the helm. >> it's very unusual for somebody to be arrested by appointment on sunday. there could be operational reasons for that. >> reporter: as the news tighten, the focus turns to his murdoch's son, james. rupert murdoch hoped that james would take over the family empire that is now not clear either will survive. >> there was a particular settlement that i authorized and was said with
. >>> now on the phone hacking rocking rupert murdoch's media empire. rebekah brooks arrested over the weekend and the top police officer resigning. jeffrey kofman has more. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's incredible. this scandal unfolding with lightning speed. the air around murdoch himself is getting awfully thin. will where will all of this stop? daughter. just a week ago, he indicated that saving her was as important to saving his global empire. but this crisis well...
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rupert murdoch rushed to london to try to contain the damage. while he arrived he was reading the last news of the world. his empire now under siege. in its pursuit of sensational stories the news of the world crossed the line into criminal activity. the public has lost faith. >> i think it does need to go for what it's done. >> reporter: rebeck kari brooks, she was editor a decade ago. she gets to keep her job and so does james murdoch who runs the british arm of the company. he, too, said it wasn't his fault. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with a completion investigation. >> reporter: the ultimate boss james could face prosecution under u.s. and british business law. if convicted, jail time. >> while brooks and murdoch knew about it or not, they're still responsible for what goes on their watch. it only adds to the misery that rupert murdoch's got to deal with this week. >> reporter: this scandal is rippling across the u.s. according to a rival tabloid the daily mirror, they tried to hack into the cell phones of 9/11 victim
rupert murdoch rushed to london to try to contain the damage. while he arrived he was reading the last news of the world. his empire now under siege. in its pursuit of sensational stories the news of the world crossed the line into criminal activity. the public has lost faith. >> i think it does need to go for what it's done. >> reporter: rebeck kari brooks, she was editor a decade ago. she gets to keep her job and so does james murdoch who runs the british arm of the company. he,...
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murdoch, at what point did you find out it was indemic? >> it's a very wide ranging word and also had to be extremely careful not to be prejudice because justice is taking place now. >> a criminal inquiry underway let murdoch duck that question. but later when he wouldn't answer queries about what was going on at the newspaper, his son tried to come to the rescue. >> if you or anyone else in your organization investigated at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know it. i can't address these in some detail if you allow me. >> i will come to you mr. murdoch. >> i need to clarify this. >> your father is responsible. he is revealing in it what he doesn't know. >> a hearing that was supposed to run one hour had gone twice that long when suddenly murdoch's wife leapt out of her seat and ran on a pie filled with shaving foam. aimed at murdoch by a young protester who was promptly arrested and led away. >> when the hearing resumed, murdoch came back unruffled, minus his jacket. >> how do you consider this? >> no. >> why not? >> be
murdoch, at what point did you find out it was indemic? >> it's a very wide ranging word and also had to be extremely careful not to be prejudice because justice is taking place now. >> a criminal inquiry underway let murdoch duck that question. but later when he wouldn't answer queries about what was going on at the newspaper, his son tried to come to the rescue. >> if you or anyone else in your organization investigated at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why?...
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and son james murdoch based in music today. after weeks of allegations of wrongdoing, as well as arrests and resignations, the murdoch's appeared before a committee of the british parliament. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> 2.5 hours into the testimony protester threw shaving cream at murdoch. the man was taken away by authorities. earlier he entered reports, not just of public figures but victims of terror and crime including a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed in 2002. >> i was utterly shocked, appalled, and ashamed. i heard about it only two weeks ago. >> rupert murdoch aggravated sin may be the betrayal of readers trust. >>> late this afternoon to san francisco board of supervisors decided that at&t will not have to do an environmental impact report before installing more than 700 utility boxes. it came in spite of opposition from neighborhood groups. at&t is in the process of building a stronger network to deliver stronger internet service. >>> a new report says californians use about 16 billion t
and son james murdoch based in music today. after weeks of allegations of wrongdoing, as well as arrests and resignations, the murdoch's appeared before a committee of the british parliament. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> 2.5 hours into the testimony protester threw shaving cream at murdoch. the man was taken away by authorities. earlier he entered reports, not just of public figures but victims of terror and crime including a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped and...
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for murdoch and c.e.o. of gal jones is to leave the company because of the hacking scandal but if that's not enough to convince you with out all of that my colleague. in new york found plenty of evidence that those scandalous u.k. tactics are already here. fix drugs cheating and lies phony political scandal flashing dirty laundry racy made up celebrity gossip and crime stories almost beyond human imagination. old list is served on a platter and sold for a couple of quarters by tabloids headless man in topless bar or something. in the freezer. like i thought they were a journalist michael musto is one of millions falling for the bait after catchy headlines even though he knows the business inside out in america we don't break the law per se but they do have sleazy tactics i mean they will slam a story they probably make up sources i mean when you read them a source. a source said well who is it many times they can just make up the quote themselves. from queen said blah blah blah a lot of times i feel they're
for murdoch and c.e.o. of gal jones is to leave the company because of the hacking scandal but if that's not enough to convince you with out all of that my colleague. in new york found plenty of evidence that those scandalous u.k. tactics are already here. fix drugs cheating and lies phony political scandal flashing dirty laundry racy made up celebrity gossip and crime stories almost beyond human imagination. old list is served on a platter and sold for a couple of quarters by tabloids headless...
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murdoch was the news and continues to be the news. the owner of the news corp, a $32 billion media con gone rat, is in the eye of a whirl storm. the rap is hacking. murdoch's journalists have been hacking into the cell phones apparently of the owners and users of those phones. police reports say there could be as many as 4,000 victims. murdoch's journalists also invaded confidential medical records, one of those victims is the former prime minister of the united kingdom gordon brown. two of his newspapers reveal private medical records of the son of gordon brown and the young boy's history of cystic fibrosis, which his mother and father were treating as a family matter. >> i can't think of any way that medical condition of a child could be put into the public arena legitimately. >> the international uproar over murdoch's newspaper hacking killed a pending murdoch broadcasting deal, namely, to purchase british sky broadcasting a deal valued at $12 billion. the sitting uk prime minister and the british public sidelined the planned merge
murdoch was the news and continues to be the news. the owner of the news corp, a $32 billion media con gone rat, is in the eye of a whirl storm. the rap is hacking. murdoch's journalists have been hacking into the cell phones apparently of the owners and users of those phones. police reports say there could be as many as 4,000 victims. murdoch's journalists also invaded confidential medical records, one of those victims is the former prime minister of the united kingdom gordon brown. two of his...
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murdoch, at what point did you find out the criminality was indemic? >> it's a wide ranging word and also had to be extremely careful not to prejudice. of course justice taking place now. >> a criminal inquiry underway let murdoch duck that question. but later when he couldn't or wouldn't answer more pointed queries about who did know what was going on at the newspaper, his son tried to come to the rescue. >> did anyone else investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know it. >> we'll come to you mr. murdoch. >> i want to clarify. >> your father is responsible for the wrong doing. he is revealing in itself what he doesn't know. >> a hearing that was supposed to run one hour had gone twice that long. weather suddenly murdoch's life leapt out of her seat and ran spectacular interference on a pie filled with shaving foam. promptly arrested and led away. when the hearing resumed, murdoch came back unruffled, though minus his jacket. >> this terrible thing happened on your watch. have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not
murdoch, at what point did you find out the criminality was indemic? >> it's a wide ranging word and also had to be extremely careful not to prejudice. of course justice taking place now. >> a criminal inquiry underway let murdoch duck that question. but later when he couldn't or wouldn't answer more pointed queries about who did know what was going on at the newspaper, his son tried to come to the rescue. >> did anyone else investigate this at the time? >> no. >>...
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rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is neil irwin a reporter for "the washington post" who wrote an article on friday called "five truths about the debt." let's do a pop quiz on these issues. fact or fiction. first off the nag debt is about the government spend go to much. fact or fiction? >> fiction in the sense that there's a real debate to be had in this country whether the government spend too much or not enough tore right amount. that's separate from what the deficit should be and debt should be. you could have a large government that has a balanced budget and comes into a balanced fiscal situation pretty quickly. you can have a small governmen
rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is...
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stations i would say that depends on how murdoch emerges from this scandal if murdoch and news corp are seriously weakened by this scandal then that would be a good thing or quality journalism in the us if murdoch is able to get through this in a few months then that's not good for quality journalism remember we have something that doesn't which is a code of ethics that the society of professional journalists have put forward their. own culture tends to be not news. in england as merge the two and that's the big difference that arco news media have a little more have shown so much more ethics then murdoch has shown certainly in england ok let me ask you this because i have to ask this if news corps is one of the most powerful companies murdoch one of the most powerful men and fox news is there for a very powerful news network any united states and it is right leaning and it is critical of the obama administration in many cases where there be a vested interest by the current administration to take you down. the administration. had its head screwed on it would have to do with fox news and
stations i would say that depends on how murdoch emerges from this scandal if murdoch and news corp are seriously weakened by this scandal then that would be a good thing or quality journalism in the us if murdoch is able to get through this in a few months then that's not good for quality journalism remember we have something that doesn't which is a code of ethics that the society of professional journalists have put forward their. own culture tends to be not news. in england as merge the two...
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. >>> billionaire rupert murdoch is in mode. his paper news of the world folded for good yesterday. outrage over this scandal is likely to derail his latest megadeal. >>> so today's 7/11. therefore, guess which convenience store is offering a free promotion. 7-eleven is giving away slurpees. >> how about that? i like the cherry flavor. >>> all right, at the box office, transformers -- dark of the moon held on to the top spot. after the second weekend, it took in $260 million. horrible bosses had a pretty strong debut with $28 million. zookeeper was in third with the $1 million. >>> the movie up in the air, he wanted to hit 10 million miles. and he did that this weekend. it took him 29 years and almost 6,000 trips on united airlines. now, he'll always get upgraded and united has named a plane after him. pretty impressive. does he have to pay the baggage fees? >> he told npr he used to be so scared of flying he couldn't get on a plane, now he can't get off a plane. >>> now, next on this monday -- a boy falls 40 feet down a well and his dad springs into action. >> it ends all well. >>>
. >>> billionaire rupert murdoch is in mode. his paper news of the world folded for good yesterday. outrage over this scandal is likely to derail his latest megadeal. >>> so today's 7/11. therefore, guess which convenience store is offering a free promotion. 7-eleven is giving away slurpees. >> how about that? i like the cherry flavor. >>> all right, at the box office, transformers -- dark of the moon held on to the top spot. after the second weekend, it took in...
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>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free cash flow machine. >> the price of news corp crashing the past two weeks, is it now cheap? are the shares now undervalued, given the scale of this crisis? >> yes, news corp has lost over $8 billion of value since the crisis erupted in the last few weeks. and we can account with the decline in bskyb share price, and even just saying they give away the uk newspapers which obviously wouldn't happen. they could sell it or spin it, but that's maybe $2 billion of the whole decline. so $6 billion is more emotional, more worry about the unknowns, but i think at some point whe
>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free...
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nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he is seeing progress. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. republicans are calling this bill cut, cap and balance. essentially they want to cut the deficit, cap what the federal government is spending and then move toward a balanced budget amendment. an amendment to the constitution. democrats say those cuts hurt too heavily medicare and social security. it is expected to pass the house, not expected to pass the senate. will not get the president's signature. so that, de
nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying...
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>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be more apples that will be revealed to have been rotten. he has a lot to answer for. >> i can say from my experience, editing a newspaper for him and this was, five, six years before any of this phone hacking began, but certainly when i worked for him, he wanted his editors toagl of the things would you expect from a tabloid newspaper, but always to operate within the law. and i find it impossible, personally knowing the man, to think he would have known about law breaking on his newspapers, let alone condone it. >> it's not just a question of what you knew, but what you should
>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be...
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today we'll take another look at a phone hacking scandal that engulfed a news corp including before murdoch's testimony to the british parliament yesterday was that performance the real end of his career robert greenwald the brain in film stories that's also yet another statement by a u.s. official has been found to be blatantly wrong so we're going to tell you what it is when we speak with glenn greenwald and aaron swartz has been arrested for downloading millions of documents from jay store on mit's network and could face up to thirty five years in prison we're going to speak about the debate over open access but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to miss. a g.o.p. presidential candidate michele bachmann is served to the number two spot in a new poll right behind mitt romney and just like all the presidential campaigns this one's getting dirty anonymous former bachmann staffer told the daily caller that michele bachmann suffers from migraines and what do you know the mainstream media has just gone absolutely crazy over it. is surging in the polls but consider y
today we'll take another look at a phone hacking scandal that engulfed a news corp including before murdoch's testimony to the british parliament yesterday was that performance the real end of his career robert greenwald the brain in film stories that's also yet another statement by a u.s. official has been found to be blatantly wrong so we're going to tell you what it is when we speak with glenn greenwald and aaron swartz has been arrested for downloading millions of documents from jay store...
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murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> for rupert murdoch this is the best thing that could ever happen. this is the best case they could ever have to argue against murdoch and say you have too much power. >> reporter: murdoch and his son james will tell british lawmakers how much they knew about allegations their journalists tapped into voice mails and regularly paid off police. so will former british ceo rebekah brooks who police are already investigating. the controversy has forced the he
murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the...
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when it came to questions about whether or not murdoch had any idea of the wrongdoing that was going on in news of the world what we heard was a lot of no's do you really want to see you know if they should investigate this it's on. you know. can you explain. i didn't know that. it was. so. now part of murdoch's defense was that he employs fifty three thousand people around the world how could he possibly know what all of them are doing but again for a man who holds a behavior grasp on the british media should know better those are the questions that are being asked as everyone speculates on the future of news corp so how is it going to end for murdoch will the almighty fall from grace or did that already happened yesterday when somebody tried to buy him. oh. so humble day for the old man and the book we also say about the media coverage of these hearings and the scandal overall joining me to discuss this is the founder and president of brave new films robert greenwald robert thank you so much for joining us tonight now before we get into some of these details i want to play a clip o
when it came to questions about whether or not murdoch had any idea of the wrongdoing that was going on in news of the world what we heard was a lot of no's do you really want to see you know if they should investigate this it's on. you know. can you explain. i didn't know that. it was. so. now part of murdoch's defense was that he employs fifty three thousand people around the world how could he possibly know what all of them are doing but again for a man who holds a behavior grasp on the...
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>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we noted, news corp. controls "wall street journal," fox, a number of brand names. they have a lot of viewers and readers in this country. are any of them in jeopardy at least to be tarnished by this? >> there may be perhaps some tarnish that -- that goes on at this point. but the key question is, when you have the fbi at least being asked by certain members of congress to investigate, at this point, of course, they haven't issued any subpoenas. it's not clear that they will. nonetheless, lester, when you get to a point where the fbi might in fact do that and inves
>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we...
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what murdoch and his p.r. firms are trying to do is keep this is narrowest possible to talk about how this is a rogue operation rogue apple a few upwards a few reporters but rupert murdoch is a fox but the sky has fallen on him and he now doesn't have much control a man who has tried to control has bought his way to media empire. as on three continents he does not have as much control as he has had in the past so i do think we could see as you alluded to at the beginning the end of the burdock empire as we know what new leadership new governance however as you know a lot of because you cover the us media murdoch ization is with us the degradation of political debate discourse titillation scandal instead of news that is what i think needs to be investigated and prepared as well as u.s. investigations into whether nine eleven families phones were hacked and also now we're learning that we need to look into the foreign corrupt practices act because you are murdoch is a u.s. citizen having fought hard to become on
what murdoch and his p.r. firms are trying to do is keep this is narrowest possible to talk about how this is a rogue operation rogue apple a few upwards a few reporters but rupert murdoch is a fox but the sky has fallen on him and he now doesn't have much control a man who has tried to control has bought his way to media empire. as on three continents he does not have as much control as he has had in the past so i do think we could see as you alluded to at the beginning the end of the burdock...
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well the hacking scandal at rupert murdoch's media empire seems to be growing by the day both the f.b.i. and the justice department here in the u.s. are now investigating claims that victims of the nine eleven attacks were hacked by reporters from one of murdoch's tabloids meanwhile her back a groks the editor of the news of the world tabloid resigned overnight she was at the helm of the paper when it closed last week i made allegations that a hack with phones of celebrities the royal family and of course a murdered girl's voice mail now today we learned that rupert murdoch himself met with the family of milly dowler that's a thirteen year old girl who was murdered in two thousand and two and at the time she was missing the news of the world was accused of hacking into her voice mail and listening to her messages even deleting some of that which led milly spam lee and all the worries to believe that she was alive because of the deleted messages you know this weekend murdoch is taking out a full page ad and all of his u.k. papers offering up an apology but it's not going to be enough the
well the hacking scandal at rupert murdoch's media empire seems to be growing by the day both the f.b.i. and the justice department here in the u.s. are now investigating claims that victims of the nine eleven attacks were hacked by reporters from one of murdoch's tabloids meanwhile her back a groks the editor of the news of the world tabloid resigned overnight she was at the helm of the paper when it closed last week i made allegations that a hack with phones of celebrities the royal family...
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during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of two cheever executives including les hinton who ran the "wall street journal" has not stopped speculation that murdoch's own son james could be a casualty of the scandal. >> by getting rid of the publisher of "the wall street journal," that was to keep it from spreading to the united states. >> reporter: in the u.k., where the scandal started with allegations of journalists listening to voicemails, the prime minister is under fire for inviting murdoch and his executives to dinners and weekends away. david cameron even hired a former editor of "the news of the world," while the police hired a f
during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of...
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murdoch had not arrived on the scene. in the 1990's, all of us were titillated by the transcripts of the talk between prince charles and camilla, including a reference to the -- an amusing one to a feminine hygiene product. at the time, nobody was concerned. it was not obtained by a court order that a judge signed, i can assure you. it was the usual british tabloid method of enticement, bribery, treachery, pay off, which has been going on for a century and a half. suddenly, everyone is scandalized. not because of the means, but the target. it involved a girl being kidnapped and the families of dead soldiers. obviously, a complete outrage. targeting very old practices of a tabloid that ever would have known about for 100 years. >> how you trap a prostitute? you why the place and record the conversations. >> there are scholarly treatises on everybody does it that i have ever heard. the reality is the allegations here, they have bought off police, threaten police, and absolutely used every illicit illegal means, and they hav
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big apple i pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications that we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are hacking other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the most hideous deceitful. tools of the of criminals that there could be when it comes to getting scandal sold in the u.s. counting on the readers short attention span is a common publishing trick jennifer aniston and brad pitt have gotten together about forty two times so far this year and i haven't seen progress together since two thousand and six they were able to keep selling and repackaging the same story that isn't even a story no good look asian british myth to paying for it for me. but that's also often a technicality what a lot of mainstream news publications can get away with doing is eve
big apple i pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications that we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are hacking other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the...
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about the death of rupert murdoch. >> and japan continues to recover from the massive earthquake and tsunami. the fukushima daiichi plant has now reached stability and that the first time they have been able to stay that since the earthquake in march. the trade minister also announced officials are on track to bring the reactor to so-called cold or safe shut down within six months and radiation levels have significantly decreased. >> the coastguard rescue of a female wind surfer this morning. >> let's join amy hollyfield live at the coast station. >> apologies for the technical difficulties, the coastguard took video of it. it is incredible, this is the helicopter she was pulled to safety. this crew is only going to be out for another hour before they are going to take a break and refuel and spotted her just in time. >> as they were lowered into the bay he wasn't worried about himself. he is says he was concerned about what state kathy katone would be in. the 62-year-old had been in the water for 13 hours. >> she was in excellent condition. she didn't complain and calm, cool and coll
about the death of rupert murdoch. >> and japan continues to recover from the massive earthquake and tsunami. the fukushima daiichi plant has now reached stability and that the first time they have been able to stay that since the earthquake in march. the trade minister also announced officials are on track to bring the reactor to so-called cold or safe shut down within six months and radiation levels have significantly decreased. >> the coastguard rescue of a female wind surfer...
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and as you pointed out your important questions now need to be raised about murdoch about his empire and their activities in this country the u.k. will have a hearing tomorrow coaling group and his son james murdoch it will be watched but once you have the police involved as we've seen not just hacking but the bribery of police or secret insider information i think all it's roth but do you think that let's say is rupert murdoch is he smart enough to say that hey this is the brits this is the way that they do it yes of course he is the head of this massive british media empire they're british journalism tabloid journalism specifically has always been known to go a couple of steps farther than the u.s. press has so if his hands aren't exactly dirty do you think they will still come down to him that he himself as a key figure with all suffer well what murdoch and his p.r. firms are trying to do is keep this is narrow it's possible to talk about how this is a rogue operation rogue apple a few outlets a few reporters but rupert murdoch is a fox but the sky has fallen on him and he now doe
and as you pointed out your important questions now need to be raised about murdoch about his empire and their activities in this country the u.k. will have a hearing tomorrow coaling group and his son james murdoch it will be watched but once you have the police involved as we've seen not just hacking but the bribery of police or secret insider information i think all it's roth but do you think that let's say is rupert murdoch is he smart enough to say that hey this is the brits this is the...
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murdoch posted an ad in several british newspapers. he said, "we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected." the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account. it failed when it came to it self. rebekah brooks oversaw the news of the world. she resigned. another head of murdoch's companies has stepped down as well. we will take a closer look at the man behind news corp and news international. we are talking about rupert murdo murdoch. more on him and how he got his start in australia. that is coming up. >>> we turn to washington d.c. and the debate over raising the debt ceiling. no debate talks are scheduled for this weekend after a week of talks. the u.s. actually hit its debt limit in may, but we have a deadline of august 2nd now. that is the deadline for getting it raised because that is the day we won't be able to pay some of our bills in the u.s. the stumbling block in the debates are taxes. spending cuts are the way to go. democrats say, however, you need to do away with the tax break
murdoch posted an ad in several british newspapers. he said, "we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected." the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account. it failed when it came to it self. rebekah brooks oversaw the news of the world. she resigned. another head of murdoch's companies has stepped down as well. we will take a closer look at the man behind news corp and news international. we are talking about rupert murdo murdoch. more...
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about the death of rupert murdoch. >> and japan continues to recover from the massive earthquake and tsunami. the fukushima daiichi plant has now reached stability and that the first time they have been able to stay that since the earthquake in march. the trade minister also announced officials are on track to bring the reactor to so-called cold or safe shut down within six months and radiation levels have significantly decreased. >> the coastguard rescue of a female wind surfer this morning. >> let's join amy hollyfield live at the coast station. >> apologies for the technical difficulties, the coastguard took video of it. it is incredible, this is the helicopter she was pulled to safety. this crew is only going to be out for another hour before they are going to take a break and refuel and spotted her just in time. >> as they were lowered into the bay he wasn't worried about himself. he is says he was concerned about what state kathy katone would be in. the 62-year-old had been in the water for 13 hours. >> she was in excellent condition. she didn't complain and calm, cool and coll
about the death of rupert murdoch. >> and japan continues to recover from the massive earthquake and tsunami. the fukushima daiichi plant has now reached stability and that the first time they have been able to stay that since the earthquake in march. the trade minister also announced officials are on track to bring the reactor to so-called cold or safe shut down within six months and radiation levels have significantly decreased. >> the coastguard rescue of a female wind surfer...
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she married rupert murdoch june 25th, 1999. she is murdoch's third wife. the couple has two young children and "the wall street journal" profiled wendi back in 2000. and in that article we learned she grew up in china and she came to the u.s. in 1988 to study. she went on to receive an mba from yale in 199. shortly after that she landed an internship at star tv in hong kong. that turned into a full-time job and eventually led to her relationship with murdoch. >>> now to potentially big, big news in washington. debt talks, big news and a very significant step forward today, says president obama, just a short time ago. the president announced the so-called senate gang of six made of members from both parties has floated this new proposal that he, the president, can work with. the bipartisan group had thrown in the towel, ditched an earlier effort to find a debt reduction package okay to both parties and now at this late date 14 days until a potential government default. they're back with a plan that the president says includes deep spending cuts and, yes, al
she married rupert murdoch june 25th, 1999. she is murdoch's third wife. the couple has two young children and "the wall street journal" profiled wendi back in 2000. and in that article we learned she grew up in china and she came to the u.s. in 1988 to study. she went on to receive an mba from yale in 199. shortly after that she landed an internship at star tv in hong kong. that turned into a full-time job and eventually led to her relationship with murdoch. >>> now to...
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there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for the latest on that we go to nbc's tracie potts. she's in washington d.c. for us. >> reporter: just a glimmer of so-called gang of six, three democrats and republicans who have been working together on a compromise. they have come up with democrats and republicans suggesting $4 trillion in cuts, lower taxes and $1 trillion in revenue. what does the public think? a new nbc poll finds 58% favor the president's approach of spending cuts and more taxes. lynn? >> thank you. now for a look at other stories making news early today in america. a car jacking led to an explosion of
there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for...
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now today we'll ask if murdoch's fall is inevitable nation's editor katrina vanden heuvel will join us also look at the afghanistan a general david petraeus leaves behind as he officially hands over command of the war today and we'll tell you about the most important geo location company that you never heard up they've got technology that governments all over the world are trying to buy up we're going to have all of that and more for you tonight including a does it happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided. well the debt limit talks still holding the country on the brink of a default and with america's longest war coming under a new command there was one story of the mainstream media made sure to cover first this morning we're going to begin with casey anthony a free woman today a whereabouts a secret for the first time in three years casey anthony is no longer behind bars yesterday morning she did this and a lot of people were surprised they didn't sneak around to the back door to see and then the watch right out of the front door at this point sh
now today we'll ask if murdoch's fall is inevitable nation's editor katrina vanden heuvel will join us also look at the afghanistan a general david petraeus leaves behind as he officially hands over command of the war today and we'll tell you about the most important geo location company that you never heard up they've got technology that governments all over the world are trying to buy up we're going to have all of that and more for you tonight including a does it happy hour but first let's...
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murdoch was unhurt. before that, rupert sought to distance himself from the news of the world thought to be one of his favorite titles. >> this is not an excuse. here's the one with less than 1% of our company and 53,000 people around the world. we have prior and great and unethical and distinguished people. >> one was sitting beside him. his son whose apparent lack of knowledge at times seemed almost comical. here questions about key documents that weren't initially handed over from news international's lawyers to the police >> the lying with them. >> i cannot speak to other individual's knowledge in the past. i can't. i simply can't speak for them. >> stewart? >> the same goes. i simply can't speak for them. >> critics call this stonewalli stonewalling. james murdoch was clear on one point. >> i would like to say how sorry i am and how sorry we are. to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and their families >> at times they appeared overwhelmed or unsure how to answer or could s
murdoch was unhurt. before that, rupert sought to distance himself from the news of the world thought to be one of his favorite titles. >> this is not an excuse. here's the one with less than 1% of our company and 53,000 people around the world. we have prior and great and unethical and distinguished people. >> one was sitting beside him. his son whose apparent lack of knowledge at times seemed almost comical. here questions about key documents that weren't initially handed over...
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murdoch! >> reporter: now it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> this is the best thing that could ever happen for critics o rupert murdoch to say he has too much power. >> reporter: murdoch and his son will tell british lawmakers how much they knew about accusations that their journalists paid off police and hanged into phone records. so will rebekah brooks who police are already investigating. controversy has forced the head of scotland yard and his deputy to resign over their alleged links to a former murdoch executive. the scandal has reached the highest levels of the british government with opposition leaders saying the prime minister himself has questions to answer about his close ties to the murdoch empire. >> at the moment if he is unable to provide the leadership the country needs. >> reporter: rebekah brooks is a friend and neighbor to the prime minister. the pair met repeatedly since cameron took office 14 m
murdoch! >> reporter: now it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> this is the best thing that could ever happen for critics o rupert murdoch to say he has too much power. >> reporter: murdoch and his son will tell british lawmakers how much they knew about accusations that their journalists paid off police and hanged into phone records. so will rebekah brooks who police are already investigating....
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my goodness, she brought those proceedings to life. >> murdoch is not off by a long shot. he and his son james could be asked to return to answer more questions. >> there are sure to be more hearings and there are sure to be more evidence. things will come out. other shoes will drop. >> reporter: cameron today said inquiry into the scandal would be wise to include broadcasters and social media. he also said he wanted to turn his attention to more pressing matters of government, like the economy. but this is one scandal that won't go away. brian? >> martin fletcher in our london bureau tonight. thanks. >>> when we come back here in new york, how one family could help find treatments, maybe even a cure for alzheimer's. >>> and later, used and abandoned by drug dealers, now the effort at making a difference for some friends in need. >>> we're back and here's the question. if you're at special risk for alzheimer's, would you want to know? today at the conference in paris, scientists presented solid evidence that it may be detectable as early as 20 years out before there are an
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the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's deficit clock ticks closer to default, lawmakers will regroup today after a week of tense white house negotiations. the president will hold a news conference this morning while on capitol hill a backup plan proposed by senator minority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be gaining momentum. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we'll hear from the president in just a few hours. his second press conference this week. he's really taking it to the american people, as he told lawmakers that they have until saturday to try to come up with some type of plan moving forward. yester
the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's...
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wanted that political power and i suspect that anybody who takes over for murdoch and we don't know who that will be but i'm sure there will be somebody will see this this pursuit of political power just for the say oh political power to be antithetical to running a good business but what kind of a reversal sam because come on let's look at what already is in the united states in the mainstream media we saw one of the biggest stories this summer that has been poll last or all over the twenty four hour cable news network has been casey anthony which was a very tabloid case very casually coverage analyzing every in and out of one young girl's trial looking at it like a soap opera watching out like you know greek you know gladiator fights or something because you just want to see this tragedy play out before you you have that you have but i'd like to have think and post which have had to bring in entertainment and order to get more traction you have t.v. journalist that's actually becoming celebrities i want to bring up i can't help but bring up the picture that anderson cooper tweeted
wanted that political power and i suspect that anybody who takes over for murdoch and we don't know who that will be but i'm sure there will be somebody will see this this pursuit of political power just for the say oh political power to be antithetical to running a good business but what kind of a reversal sam because come on let's look at what already is in the united states in the mainstream media we saw one of the biggest stories this summer that has been poll last or all over the twenty...
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murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper business. he started the "australian" a nationwide paper and used them to support politician hess favored. overseas murdoch's first purchase was a british tabloid "news of the world" followed by "the sun" both of which he pushed to a new level of sensationalism. topless girls on page 3 of the "sun" was a ruport innovation. >> reporter: he was in a competitive market known at fleet street. martin dunn says he was as tough as his headlines. >> he was the man who tamed the print unions so newspapers became incredibly profitable. >> reporter: checkbook journalism with stories was a regular practi
murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper...
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rupert murdoch are apologizing for the scandal with news of the world newspaper. the hearing before british lawmakers is happening now in front of parliament. james murdoch said it is our determination to put this behind us, he said that he is sorry about the scandal. just as he started, his father, robert murdoch reached his hand over, interrupted him and said to lawmakers, this is the most humble day of my life. he also said he does not know who lied to cover the hacking schemes. he said that he was shocked, appalled and ashamed where reporters are accused of the leading voice mils of the missing girl who later turned up dead. the hearing is still happening >> level from the mt. tam cam. we're waiting for the clouds to clear. we will be right back. >> the time is 710 a m. h tomorrow and thursday will be the hottest days of the week. 98 on wednesday and thursday as the upper-mid-90s in mind. just in time for the weekend, friday and saturday we had backed down but warm up again on sunday. wher >> the time is 70 11:00 a.m.. we have new details about the man who die
rupert murdoch are apologizing for the scandal with news of the world newspaper. the hearing before british lawmakers is happening now in front of parliament. james murdoch said it is our determination to put this behind us, he said that he is sorry about the scandal. just as he started, his father, robert murdoch reached his hand over, interrupted him and said to lawmakers, this is the most humble day of my life. he also said he does not know who lied to cover the hacking schemes. he said that...
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murdoch arrives in london today. reporters for the 168-year-old "news of the world" are accused of hacking cell phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians. three people have now been arrested, and the weekly tabloid is ceasing publication tomorrow. >>> the obama administration is sending a strong signal to support for anti-government protesters in syria. the u.s. ambassador to syria met demonstrators on the streets of the besieged city friday. hundreds of thousands greeted him with roses and olive branches. >>> and citizens of the world's newest nation were literally dancing in the streets. early this morning south sudan is celebrating its independence from sudan after decades of civil war. south sudan is expected next week to become the 193rd country recognized by the united nations. >>> and astronauts aboard the space shuttle "atlantis" will spend most of their first full day in space cheheing for damage. the liftoff of the shuttle went off almost without a hitch. there was a miepts two-minute delay to ch
murdoch arrives in london today. reporters for the 168-year-old "news of the world" are accused of hacking cell phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians. three people have now been arrested, and the weekly tabloid is ceasing publication tomorrow. >>> the obama administration is sending a strong signal to support for anti-government protesters in syria. the u.s. ambassador to syria met demonstrators on the streets of the besieged city friday. hundreds of thousands...